The full details aren’t being released at this time, but it’s not hard to make some educated guesses about some of the unmarked parts on the bike. The red accents on the suspension suggests it could be from WP – the Austrian company’s products are a common sight on Gas Gas’ enduro and motocross offerings. If that’s the case, it’ll be interesting to see what features and technology the company brings to the mountain bike world, and how it compares to the established players.
The other unbranded portion of the bike is the motor. Considering that it’s the Gas Gas / SRAM race team, I’d be willing to bet that SRAM is the motor manufacturer – we saw prototype of the motor emerge last year.
A strip of electrical tape is covering what’s undoubtedly a display of some sort on the top tube, but there was no secondary remote to be seen. It’s possible that the un-used button on the dropper post lever can be assigned to switch modes on the motor – that solution would make a lot of sense, and it wouldn’t clog up the cockpit.
The SRAM Transmission derailleur runs off the bike’s battery, reducing the number of things to remember to charge during a race weekend (there’s still the battery in the AXS dropper post, at least on this bike).
An official launch date hasn’t been set for the bike, but when it does become available it will be sold through both moto dealers and intependent bike dealers, with no plans for online sales at the moment.
